Memorandum device



March 7, 19 39, 1 R. A. STEVENSON 9,

I MEMORANDUM DEVICE Filed March 9, 1938 Robert 14.5ieVens0w.

B M 2M arrow 15 Patented Mar. 7, 1939 5 purposes.

This invention relates to memorandum devices and one object is to provide a simple device by means of which a strip of paper from a paper roll can be conveniently used for memorandum Another object is to provide a device of this character wherein the paper roll may be quickly inserted and the strip of paper ready for use in a minimum of time. Another object is to provide a memorandum device which may be easily cut from a single piece of material and so cheap in construction that it may be used as an advertising specialty for gratuitous distribution and also which may be packed in a flattened condition for shipping or for sending through the Further objects and advantages of this invention will appear in the following description and accompanying drawing in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention before 20 the parts are bent into position.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of my invention.

Referring to the drawing a plate I is provided at one end with an end portion II, and provided at the sides with wing portions l2 and I3, which wing portions have extensions l4 and I5 respectively. By bending the extensions I4 and IS on the dotted lines at right angles in relation to the portions l2 and I3, and by bending the portions l2 and I3 and the end portion II on the dotted lines at right angles in relation to the plate III, a paper roll receptacle is formed at one end of the plate ID, as shown in Figure 2.

A slot I6 is provided at the other end of the plate In and the space on the plate between the .slot I6 and the paper roll receptacle provides a writing plate for a strip of paper from the roll.

To use this device a roll of paper I! is dropped into the paper roll receptacle and the end of the paper stripunwinding from the bottom of the roll is passed under the front of the receptacle beneath the extensions l4 and Hi. It is then stretched across the writing plate and passed through the slot [6 and out under the bottom of the plate It) The edge of the plate I0 adjacent the slot (6 acts as a tear-off knife when it is desired to tear off a used portion of the paper strip. It is seen that the paper roll rests upon the plate I0 which keeps it from turning except when the paper is pulled across the writing plate, while the slot l6 holds the free end of the paper strip in position.

As shown in the drawing this device can be flattened out for shipping if made of suitable material and bent into proper position when ready for use. Also itis seen that the paper UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MEMORANDUM DEVICE Robert A. Stevenson, Lancaster, Ohio Application March 9, 1938, Serial No. 194,840

strip is practically on a level with the desk or writing surface making it easy to write upon.

While a metallic material has advantages for the construction of this invention I do not limit myself to such material.

What I claim and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

A memorandum device including a body portion formed from an integral blank, said body portion comprising a sheet provided at its longi- 10 tudinal edges with wing portions integral therewith and bent upwardly at substantially a right angle to the sheet to provide substantially vertical sides, said sheet being provided at one end with an extension integral therewith and bent at substantially a right angle to the sheet to provide an upstanding end, the wing portions being provided at their ends remote from the first named extension with guide extensions integral therewith and bent at substantially a right angle to the wing portions, the guide extensions being narrower than the wing portions, the assembled sides, end, and guide extensions forming a. box for receiving a roll of paper ribbon, the lower edges of the guide extensions being spaced from the sheet to form a passage for the paper ribbon, the passage being below the center of the paper roll and forming a guide for the paper ribbon so that a pull on the paper ribbon tends to pull the paper roll downwardly in the box, said sheet being provided near its free end remote from the box 0 with paper ribbon holding and guiding means.

2. A memorandum device including a body portion formed from an integral blank, said body portion comprising a sheet provided at its longitudinal edges with wing portions integral therewith and bent upwardly at substantially a right angle to the sheet to provide substantially vertical sides, said sheet being provided at one end with an extension integral therewith and bent at substantially a right angle to the sheet to provide an upstanding end, the wing portions being provided at ends remote from said extension with guide extensions integral therewith and bent at substantially a right angle to the wing portions, the guide extensions being narrower than the wing portions, the assembled sides, end, and guide extensions forming a box for receiving a roll of paper ribbon, the lower edges of the guide extensions being spaced from the sheet to form a passage for the paper ribbon, the passage being below the center of the paper roll and forming a uide for the paper ribbon so that a pull on the paper ribbon tends to pull the paper roll downwardly in the box.

ROBERT A. STEVENSON. 

